Ommm.

We back European founders right at the start.

ommm /oʊm/

The resonance before the noise; sustained attention at the earliest stage.

Investing in European founders since 2005

Stage
Pre-product, pre-seed & seed
Geography
Europe, with a soft spot for NL, DE & UK
Focus
The leap from idea to first product
Contact
hello@ommm.ventures

Approach

Early, hands-on, then out of your way.

We invest at pre-seed and seed, across Europe, with particular affection for the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. We fund the leap from an idea to a first product; we don't do growth rounds, but we'll help you line up what comes next. We like the risks, and we love the rewards.

  1. 01

    Rarely alone

    We bring, or help assemble, a small consortium of angels, so you get more than one brain and one network behind you.

  2. 02

    Close early, then hands-off

    Easy to reach when a sounding board matters most; happy to take the back seat once you've found your feet.

  3. 03

    Founders run the company

    We help where experience is missing: pressure-testing directions, opening doors, thinking out loud over a coffee.

Founder

A note from the guy buying the coffee

Hi, I'm Peter.

I've spent years on both sides of the table, building products and running the business, and these days I most enjoy the early, messy, exciting part of a company's life.

I rarely invest alone. I usually bring along, or help put together, a small group of angels who back a founder together, so you get more than one brain and one network in your corner.

And I'm willing to take a risk on a team. If the people in front of me cover everything the business needs, someone to build, someone to sell, someone to keep the books straight, then I don't need a finished product or much proof. Good teams figure the rest out.

Early on I like to be close and easy to reach: a lunch, a coffee, or a beer to think out loud about whatever you're wrestling with. As the company finds its feet, I happily move to the back seat. I strongly believe the founders should run the company, not the investor. When experience is the thing that's missing, that's where I can help: brainstorming options, pressure-testing directions, opening doors.

Nothing formal, just honest conversations and a real interest in what you're building.

First coffees are on me.

(look mom, no em-dashes!)

Giving

Donations disclosure

Every year Ommm Ventures donates a share of our proceeds to initiatives we think the world needs. In the interest of transparency, we disclose these donations here.

Donations in 2026
EUR 5,000Stichting SPOON
EUR 5,200Human Rights in Finance.EU
Donations in 2025
EUR 10,000Bits of Freedom
EUR 10,000Privacy First
EUR 5,000EDRi (PrivacyCamp 2025)
Donations in 2024
EUR 2,000EUCI Association
EUR 10,000Bits of Freedom
EUR 10,000Privacy First
EUR 10,000Human Rights in Finance.EU
USD 1,000Freedom of the Press Foundation
Donations in 2023
USD 1,000Freedom of the Press Foundation
EUR 5,000EDRi (PrivacyCamp 2024)
EUR 15,000(Preparation for) lawsuit against Travel Rule
Donations in 2022
EUR 10,000Bits of Freedom
USD 1,000Freedom of the Press Foundation
EUR 5,000EDRi
EUR 5,000Transparency International
EUR 10,000EUCI Association
Donations in 2021
EUR 4,000Bits of Freedom
EUR 5,000Privacy First
USD 1,000Freedom of the Press Foundation